16th ECSACONM Biennial Scientific Conference, Maseru, Lesotho, 11 - 13 September 2024
Shongwe M.C.*, Mkhonta N.R.; Mathunjwa-Dlamini T.R., Magagula N., Makhanya N., Mngometulu B., Sithole T., Dlamini S., Mamba P., Mavuso J., and Buthelezi G. Pre-16th ECSACONM Conference capacity building of Eswatini nurses on research methods and abstract writing improves their knowledge and confidence to write conference abstracts. Oral-presenter
Armah, N.A., Shongwe, M.C. and Magagula, F.N. Knowledge, attitudes, barriers and factors associated with practice of antenatal exercises among expectant mothers in two primary level health facilities in Eswatini. Oral-presenter
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5th National Health Research Conference, Virtual, 26 - 27 August 2021
Shongwe M.C*. & Huang S-L. Preparedness, willingness to work, and predictors of burnout and psychological distress among health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini. Oral-presenter
Shongwe M.C*. & Huang S-L. Perceived stressors, suicidal ideation, and predictors of psychological distress among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini. Oral-presenter
Shongwe M.C*. & Huang S-L. Experiences of frontline health care professionals working directly with COVID-19 patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini: A qualitative study. Oral-presenter
Shongwe M.C*., Simelane M.S., Dlamini L.P., Masuku S.K.S., Shabalala, F.S., & Huang S-L. Age-and sex-stratified associations between COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, risk perceptions, self-efficacy, and behaviors among the general public during the COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini. Oral
Masuku S.K.S., Shongwe M.C.*, Masangane T., Dlamini N., Mahlalela N.K., Sithole T.S., Simelane S., Maphalala G., Motsa T., Dlamini D., Mdziniso B., & Mthethwa K. Clinical Characteristics of Cases of COVID-19 among Health Care Professionals in Eswatini: A Preliminary Analysis from a Case-Control Study. Oral
Gambu N., Simelane T., Simelane L., Shabangu Z., Dlamini D., Shandu N., Masuku L., & Shongwe M.C.* Predictors of Mortality among COVID-19 Patients admitted at the Mavuso COVID-19 Centre during the Peak of the Second Wave: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study. Oral
Dlamini L.P., Shongwe M.C.*, Dlamini N., Shabalala, F.S., Masuku S.K.S., & Simelane M.S. Predicting Health Care Workers’ Hesitancy and Intention to take the COVID-19 Vaccines in Eswatini: Application of the Health Belief Model and Theory of Planned Behavior. Oral
Dlamini N., Dlamini L.P., Shongwe M.C.*, Shabalala, F.S., Masuku S.K.S., & Simelane M.S. COVID 19 vaccine preferences, uptake, and associated factors among health care workers and the general public in Eswatini: Preliminary results from a nationwide online survey. Oral
Shabalala, F.S., Dlamini N., Shongwe M.C.*, Masuku S.K.S., Dlamini L.P, & Simelane M.S. “Sometimes I think that I will get the vaccine and die”: Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and willingness among health care workers and the general public in Eswatini. Oral
Johnston, N.M., Lukhele W., Shongwe S., & Shongwe M.C.* COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes, practices, psychological well-being, and life satisfaction of caregivers of children with special needs and disabilities in Eswatini. Oral
Lukhele W., Shongwe S., Johnston N.M., & Shongwe M.C.* The perceived experiences of caregivers, children with special needs and disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini. Oral
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4th HIVR4P Conference (HIVR4P // VIRTUAL), 27-28 January & 3-4 February 2021
Shongwe MC*, Dlamini, LP, Simelane MS, Masuku SKS & Shabalala FS. Socio-behavioral predictors of HIV serostatus among adults (15+ years) in Eswatini: Evidence from the 2016-2017 Eswatini HIV Incidence Measurement Survey (SHIMS 2).JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY, 24(S1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25659. E-Poster.
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3rd Africa Interdisciplinary Health Conference (AfIHC 2020), 19-21 August 2020, Virtual
Hlophe NP & Shongwe MC*. Knowledge and self-efficacy of nurse-midwives regarding the prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage in Eswatini. Oral-presenter
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23rd International East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS) Conference, 10-11 January 2020, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Mamba SK & Shongwe MC*. Knowledge and self-efficacy of undergraduate student nurses in providing basic life support services in Eswatini. Oral-presenter
Zwane PG & Shongwe MC*. “They want to rape us”: Challenges faced by mental health nurses working with people living with mental illness in Eswatini. Oral-presenter
Dlamini L.P., Mahanya S., Dlamini S.D. & Shongwe MC*. Prevalence and factors associated with postpartum depression at a primary health care facility in Eswatini. Oral
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4th National Health Research Conference, Ezulwini, Eswatini, 8 - 10 November 2017.
Shongwe, M.C., Maibvise, C. & Jele, V. Knowledge and awareness about tuberculosis (TB) among mining communities (18-59 years) in Swaziland. Oral - presenter
Nxumalo, N.H., Shongwe, M.C.*, Motsa, T., Shabalala, F.S., Wagner, A., Malik, M., Payne, K. & Matshotyana, K. Survival time to regimen switching for adult patients (15+ years) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Swaziland. Oral-presenter
Bhembe, H.N., Shongwe, M.C. & Masuku, S.K.S. Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the nursing process among nurses in one hospital in the Hhohho region. Oral
Dlamini, S.B. & Shongwe, M.C*. Perceptions of mental health nurses on factors contributing to the increased number of readmissions of mentally ill patients at the National Psychiatric Referral hospital in Swaziland. Oral-presenter
Dlamini, B.T. & Shongwe, M.C*. Barriers towards female condom use among tertiary students in one tertiary institution in Swaziland. Oral
Maibvise, C., Shongwe, M.C. & Jele, V. HIV-related practices and healthcare seeking behaviours of mining communities (18-59 years) in Swaziland. Poster
Ndlangamandla, Z., Magagula, F.N. & Shongwe, M.C.* Are midwives consistently and correctly using the partograph to monitor the progress of labour for women at the Mbabane Government Hospital? Oral
Mswane, S.L., Shongwe, M.C.*, & Sihlongonyane, C.J. Experiences of patients undergoing haemodialysis in one regional referral hospital in Swaziland. Oral-presenter
Hlophe, T., Maphosa, T., Nxumalo, N., Dlamini, X., Gulwako, S., Mchunu, G., Motsa-Nzuza, N., Sithole, S., Simelane, M., Wu, Y., Shongwe, M.C., Mavuso, M., Ziyane, I.S., Maibvise, C., Sibandze, D., Dlamini, M., Ao, T., Nkambule, R., Sahabo, R. & Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, H. Factors associated with unmet need for modern family planning among sexually active women in Swaziland. Oral
Gulwako, S., Maphosa, T., Dlamini, N., Shongwe, S., Makgolane, P., Khumalo, P., Dlamini, S., Sukati, S., Mndzebele, P., Bhila, Z., Shongwe, M.C., Simelane, M., Mnisi, Z., Wu, Y., Ao, T., Nkambule, R., Sahabo, R., Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, H. Which minority of women still deliver at home? Factors associated with home deliveries among women of reproductive age in Swaziland. Oral
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9th IAS Conference on HIV Science, 23-26 July 2017 Paris, France
Nxumalo, N. H., Motsa, T., Shabalala, F., Shongwe, M.C., Wagner, A., Malik, M., ... & Payne, K. (2017, July). An exploratory study to determine the survival period to switching for adult ART patients (15+ years) in Swaziland using routinely collected data. JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY, Vol. 20 (S5): 87-88). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.7448/IAS.20.6.22253
3rd Swaziland National Health Research Conference, Ezulwini, Eswatini, 15-17 October 2014
Shongwe, M.C.*, Masuku, S.K.S., Magagula, F.N. & Zwane, F.S. The association between parent-child sexual risk communication and sexual risk behaviour among High School youth in Swaziland: The role of gender. Poster-presenter
Simelane. T., Masuku, S.K.S., Shongwe, M.C. & Shabalala F.S. Prevalence of dental caries and its associated factors among urban and rural secondary school children in the Hhohho region in Swaziland. Oral
Shabalala, F.S., Masuku, S.K.S, Shongwe, M.C. & Shabalala, J.T. Correlates and motivations for HIV testing among adolescents in the Manzini region: A mixed methods study. Oral.
Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, H., Chung, H., Hlophe, T., Gwebu, P., Mazibuko, S., Magagula, F.N., Shongwe, B., Shabalala, F.S., Sithole, S., Shongwe, M.C., Ao, T., Harrison, K., Nkambule, R., Okello, V., Auld, A., Ehrenkranz, P., Sahabo, R. & Justman, J. Prevalence, trends and correlates in late antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation among children in Swaziland, 2004-2010. Oral
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11th ECSACON Quadrennial Conference, Harare, Zimbabwe, September 2014
Shongwe, M.C. & Mkhonta, N.R. The experiences of HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding exclusively at a regional hospital in Swaziland. Oral.
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17th ICASA STI/AIDS Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, December 2013
Shongwe, M.C*. & Pi-Chen, C. The relationship between parenting styles, sexual risk communication and sexual risk behaviour among High School youth in Swaziland. Poster-presenter